hangover anxiety

[peaches84]

Hey guys..
I have been having a very bad reaction to alcohol all day. I am a weekend drinking, not always binge drinking, but yesterday I was at a day festival, and then went out, so I did drink rather alot. Today, I had a strange hangover and i'm still having it.
I woke up feeling like my throught was being squeezed, then,that went away, to be replaced with a fast heart rate, that went away, and now my chest feels tight. I know that this is prob anxiety, but I am still a bit worried as it's 4am here (I'm in the UK) and it's been over 24 hours i've been feeling like this now.

I wondered, if anyone else suffers with bad anxiety whilst having a hangover? the fast heart rate? and chest tightness? and, how do they resolve it? I have had a panic attack where I thought I was having a heart attack and called an ambulance... though my panic attacks are lessening, the anxiety comes back sometimes when I have a hangover.

any advice would be great.

I am worried about the tightness in my chest, though I seem to be breathing ok, and my hearts normal-so I'm guessing it's no heart attack, just anxiety?

[Wiseman777]

I think you nailed it...I have suffered from anxiety disorder for over 30 years...i have had periods of time in my life where i hit the booze harD...The last 2 years (after the break-up of my marriage) I've been binge drinking...I am 50 now and have begun encountering much of what i've read in the above entries...it doesn't happen with moderate drinking, only when I get plowed...a regimen of B-complex will help w/palpitations...concentrate on breathing...hydrate like a mother (over 100 oz), eat moderately, but feed your hunger...and when you start feeling better and think you can get hammered again, realize that you're gonna suffer like this again...and don't do it

[Wiseman777]

I think you nailed it...I have suffered from anxiety disorder for over 30 years...i have had periods of time in my life where i hit the booze harD...The last 2 years (after the break-up of my marriage) I've been binge drinking...I am 50 now and have begun encountering much of what i've read in the above entries...it doesn't happen with moderate drinking, only when I get plowed...a regimen of B-complex will help w/palpitations...concentrate on breathing...hydrate like a mother (over 100 oz), eat moderately, but feed your hunger...and when you start feeling better and think you can get hammered again, realize that you're gonna suffer like this again...and don't do it

[Ultraspec]

I know this is an old post but I just had to reply....I am having stomach tightness and anxiety right now. I am very tired though, and I'm about to go to sleep which will be awesome, because I haven't drank. I could have drank some more alcohol, and I would have felt no anxiety for the day. I would have felt fine. However that is alcoholism. I'm glad that you threw out the rest of that vodka. I know that was back in 2009, but good job. I am glad I decided to try and fight this anxiety and depression without more alcohol tonight. Tomorrow should be much better. I just need to stop drinking period. It's not something I should be doing. It is weird to me this tightness in my stomach....

[Lissabliss]

I have been looking for someone to describe this just as I have. I'm going to try the gasx. Other than that I am telling myself I've lived through this before so its not going to kill me (like I thought the first few times). Drinking triggers the chest/anxiety, but since I drink often it's hard to pull out the culprit. Its like the next level of hangover, which I'm not so keen that I'm acclimating to.

I do experience chronic gas pressure in my tummy so gasx sounds like a great choice of relief.

[carrycash]

Yeah i have same problem.This problem is just a anxiety not a heart attack.I drank lots of whiskey one day and feeling that types of symptoms after vomiting i feel cool..If you feel some major problem i suggest you should concern your doctor.

[Robeanio21]

I have all of the above, but can my heart actually stop beating in the night when i'm trying to get to sleep? Please help!

Robin Jones